Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 4207, James Gilmore, N.C.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.C.
Gilmore, James Mary
W. 4207
Born in N.C.
CONTENTS

Georgia
16.9.64
James Gilmore Ga. of Washington in the State of who was a Pr: - in the High commanded by Captain of the by Col: Alston in the N.C. Ca.. line for months -
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 20. Dollars — — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 18 th day of Oct 33. Sessions. Sandersville - and Sub Sherrod
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1833  50- Semi-ant. allowance ending 4 Mar: 34  10-
60-
Revolutionary Claim, } Act June 7, 1832. } Watt: McC Clerk.
Recorded by Book E Vol. 6 Page 91

Georgia 5202
Mary Gilmore widow of James Gilmore, decd. (M 62) who was a pensioner under the Act of 1832 — and who died on the 3 rd January 1835 at Washington in the State of Georgia who was a private in the _____ commanded by Captain _____ of the regt commanded by Col. Alston in the N.E. militia line for 6 months.
Inscribed on the Roll of Georgia at the rate of 20 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1836.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of March 1840, sent to Hon. R. W. Habern Shum, House of Reps.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1840 $ 80.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Sep '40 10.00
$90.00
{ Act July 7, } 1838. }
Recorded by D. M. Gundy, Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 197.
Date of death not on a B

State of Georgia } On this the tenth day of Washington County } December in the year of Christ eighteen hundred and thirty two personally appeared before the Justices of the Inferior Court when sitting for ordinary purposes James Selmore a resident of the County of Washington and State of Georgia aged seventy eight years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provisions made by the act of Congress passed June the seventh eighteen hundred and thirty two That he was drafted and joined the army at Elizabethton North Carolina in seventeen hundred and seventy eight and served in the company of Capt. John Welch. John Painter Maj. Philip Alston Col. and Col. General and Bryan Lieutenant General for which service the disponent has a discharge ending 20 th March 1779 was in the battle at Brim Creek Georgia and after wards was in several scouting parties and in frequent skirmishes with the Tories was again drafted in seventeen hundred and eighty one and substituted one Thomas Moore for three months and was in a scouting party of horse for thirty one days ending 4 th Sept 1781 for which he has also a discharge from James Selmore ex h

James Gilmore
21769
Rel

That he resided at the time in Cumberland County North Carolina
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to any pension or annuity except the present one thereby same is not entered on the pension list of agency of any state sworn to and subscribed before us the day and date above written
Gilas Floye J.S.C.
J. J. Mathew J.S.C.
Samuel Robison J.S.C.
James Gilmore
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the matter that the above named applicant was a rev- olutionary soldier and served as he states and inas- much as he has his discharges we think it necessary to attach the certificate of the clergyman and citizens - the tenth day of Dec-1822
J. J. Mathew J.S.C.
Gilas Floye J.S.C.
Samuel Robison J.S.C.
I herewith show the clerk of the county of Orange as hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings in the matter of the application of James Gilmore for a pension given under my hand and private seal this being no seal of office Sherrod Spruill J.S.C. @ Seal

James Gilmore
Georgia
No 21769
Surplus
Amount as a per cent
6 mo. $20
for type 1883
e. i. m
Therrad Sessions clk Washington Co Ga

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
April 16 th 1883
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of James Gilmore
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     1778 drafted Disch d in 20 March Capt. Lys. Welch 78 years   1781 " 1779 1 Maj. Geo. Painter Col. Alston Genl. Ash Brier creek Ky. Cumberland Co. Pa. Documentary  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d), with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate, is a clergyman, resident in the and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claimant cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Georgia 6618
Mary Gilmore, widow of James - Act of July.
1838
H. R. W. Habersham A. O. 2

State of Georgia } On this twentyseventh day of Washington County } January Eighteen hundred and forty personally appeared before the Justices of the Inferior Court of Washington County in open court Mary Gilmore a resident of the Ninetyfifth District in the county of Washington aged seventyfour years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July seven Eighteen hundred and thirtyeight entitled an act granting half pay and pensions to certain Widows. That she is the widow of James Gilmore who was a private in the Army of the revolution and who did receive a pension certificate from the secretary of war for Twenty dollars per annum during his natural life commencing on the fourth March Eighteen hundred and thirtyone and payable semiannually on the fourth March and fourth September in every year signed by Lewis Cass Secretary of War on the eighteenth day of October Eighteen hundred and thirtythree and being number 16764 which certificate is now in possession of this deponent she further declares that she was Married to the said James Gilmore on the sixth day of June in the Year Seventeen hundred and seventynine that her husband the aforesaid James Gilmore died on the third day of January Eighteen hundred and thirty five that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service but the marriage took place previous to the first of January Seventeen hundred and ninetyfour at the time above stated Sworn to and subscribed on the day and year above written before us
Samuel R. Robison J.P. her D. Solomon J.P. W fe Mary X Gilmore Bryant Aguir J.P. W fe marks

Georgia I J Augustus Jennings clerk of the Superior Court in and for the County of Washington do Certify that Samuel Robison David Solomon and Bryant Oquin are acting Justices of the Inferior Court for said County duly Commissioned as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs, are genuine. — In Testimony Whereof I have hereunto affixed the Seal of said Court and Subscribed my Name this 29th day of January in the year 1840
J Augustus Jennings Clerk P.K. (W.C.)

Hon. R. W. Habersham, H. R.

State of Georgia } on this the ninth day of March (Washington County } Eighteen hundred and forty Personally appeared in Open Court Mary Gilmore (Widow of James Gilmore deceased Who was a Soldier of the Revolution, Who being first duty sworn according to Law doth in her oath make the following declaration a memorandum of the declaration made by her, in January last, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed July the 4th 1834 - This deponent now comes into Court and saith on oath, that so much of the declaration made by her in January last, as relates to the time of her intermarriage with the said James Gilmore deceased, is incorrect, as this deponent relied solely upon her mem- ory of the time when the marriage took place, but by a reference to the family Record, this deponent finds that she was married to the said James Gilmore on the Seventh day of June Seventeen hundred and eighty, and that she has the record of the same, now here in open Court shewn, and that this deponent has no other way known to her at this time, by which she can establish the same, and this deponent further saith that the Book here Exhibited in Court (to wit) a prayer Book is the original family Record and in whose possession the same has been kept. -
Sworn and subscribed to in open Court before us
Samuel Robison J. G. Mary X Gilmore D Solomon J. G. W. C. (her mark)
Silas T. Loya S.S. & M.E.

State of Georgia Washington County On the ninth day of March 1840 Personally appeared in open Court William B. Warthen and Emanuel Brown who after being sworn according to Law said on their oath that they were acquainted with James Gilmore deceased who was the husband of Mary Gilmore who made the foregoing declaration, and that they were present and saw him the said James Gilmore die on the third day of January 1835 at his residence in the County and State aforesaid. Sworn and subscribed to in open Court before us
W. B. Warthen Emanuel Brown
Samuel Robison J.P. D. Solomon J.P.
Pilas Glorjo U.S.C. W.C.
Georgia (Washington County) I, Augustus Verrigan Clerk of the Court of Ordinary in and for the County aforesaid do Certify that the following is a true Extract taken from the family record produced to me by Mary Gilmore of the marriage of James and Mary Gilmore with the Exception of the date which is expressed in the record in fair legible figures as follows: James Gilmore and Mary was married June the sixth (6th) day Seventeen Hundred and Eighty (1780) I, Augustus Verrigan above named depose and say that I hold the office of Clerk of the Court of Ordinary in and for the County of Washington in said State and that the above is a true Extract from the records of the family with the Exceptions above named as certified by me
Sworn before me this 7th March 1840 Samuel Robison J.P. Augustus Verrigan Clerk of the Court of Ordinary

omit Georgia I J. Augustus Lemigan Clerk of the Superior Court of Washington County do Certify that Samuel Robison Silas Floyd and David Soleman are magistrates as above, and that the foregoing signatures purporting to be theirs are genuine In Testi- mony Whereof I have hereunto affixed the seal of said Court and subscribed my name this 9th day of March 1840
J Augustus Lemigan Clerk Superior Court

August 15, 1932
BA-J/ELHF
Miss Leah Kittrell Kittrell Optical Company Dublin, Georgia
James Gilmore-W.4207
Dear Madam:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to James Gilmore, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W. 4207, based upon the military service of James Gilmore in that war.
James Gilmore was born November 13, 1755, in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
While living in said county, he enlisted in 1778, served six months as corporal and sergeant in Captain John Welch's Company, Colonel Philip Alston's North Carolina Regiment, was at the battle of Briar Creek and several skirmishes and was discharged March 20, 1779; he enlisted in 1781, and served thirty-one days in Captain Samuel Gilmore's North Carolina Company and was discharged September 4, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 10, 1832, while a resident of Washington County, Georgia.
He died January 3, 1835.
The soldier married June 6, 1780, Mary, whose maiden name was not stated.
Soldier's widow, Mary, was allowed pension on her application executed January 27, 1840, while living in Ninety-fifth District, Washington County, Georgia, aged seventy-four years.
There are no further data as to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator.
Date of her death not on AB

1920 June 5. Tombstone data to D. M. Gen. Cur 1923 Jan. 3 - Hist. to Mrs. J. L. McFleder - mmr 1934 Nov. 14 - Hist. to Mrs. J. A. Roberts. mmr 1982 Aug. 15. Hist. to Mrs. Leah Mitchell. mmr 1934 Sept. 19. Hist. to Wm. M. ... 9.20. ...
Very WIDOW, &c.
File No. 4207
 Mary Gilmore Wid.  Jas. Gilmore Pot. St. Lin
Act: July 1888
Index: — Vol. a , Page 271
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Gilmore, James N.C. W4207

This is to Certify that James Gilmer in the belongs to the third Division is thirteenth man in the same Given under my Hand this 17 Day of October 1781.
Stephen Heard Capt a

Gilmore, James N.C. W4207

This is to certify that James Monroe Who after the war's in western county Thirty and three years since we have this 19 Sept 1817

Gilmore, James N.C. W4207

This is to certify that the Bearer James Gilmore a Soldier in Capt. J. Welch's Com y is this day discharged from the Service it being 28 th of March 1779 under my hand this day and date above written

Georgia - Act 1838 - 66.18 -
Mary Gilmore, in dowry of
James - Hon. R. W. Hab- ersham - 17 Feby 1840.

James Gjerme Ga. Ark July 1882 for 20. per ann. a. 1835-when paid -
Th. Andoff
HHS
64. 4 Sep 1837
dH

6618 Mary Gilmore
Ma of James
Ga
Married 1780
died 1831-
at July 1838
buried 20 per
Ann. Gm. m.
Mr R. H. Aberham
H. B.

Gilmare
James L Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions Washington City

Washington City 6 Feby 1840.
James L Edwards Esq
Commr of Pensions
Sir,
I have the honor to enclose to you herewith the affidavit and certificate of Mary Gilmore widow of James Gilmore a revolutionary pensioner which I hope will prove satisfactory and would I beg to ask your attention as soon as your convenience will permit.
I remain Sir
with great respect
Your obed Servt
Richd W. Habersham

State of Georgia On this twenty second day of July 1833 Washington County personally appeared in open court James Gilmore a resident of the County of Washington and State of Georgia age seventy eight years who being first sworn according to law deposits on his oath makes the following declaration in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the act of Congress passed March the seventh eighteen hundred and thirty two. That he was drafted and joined the Army at Elizabethton North Carolina in November hundred and seventy eight and served in Company of Capt. John Welch. John Pointer. Maj. Philip Alston Colo and Genl. General and Bryan Lieutenant General for which service the deponent has a discharge end- ing 20 th March 1779 a term of six months was in the Battle of Brier Creek State of Georgia and afterwards was in several scouting parties and in frequent skirmishes with the Tories was a- gain drafted in November hundred and eighty one and substituted one Thomas Moore for three months also was in a scouting party of horse for thirty days ending 4 th Sept 1781 for which the deponent has a discharge - That he resided at the time of his being drafted in Cumberland County State of North Carolina To the first interrogatory He answers That he was born in Cum- berland County North Carolina 13 th November 1755 To the second That he has a record of his ages pedigree as left by his father To the third. That he was living in Cumberland County

North Carolina when called into service that he has lived in Rowen County North Carolina and now is living in Washington County State of Georgia? To the fourth that he was drafted - To the fifth that he has given the names of Officers and Circumstances - To the sixth that he has rec d discharges herewith annexed - that he was a Corporal and Sergeant in his first term.
To the seventh that there are no persons in the neighbours who knew any thing of his services as a soldier in the Revolution -
The deponent hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State -
Sworn to and subscribed
James Gilmore
This day and year aforesaid
Samuel Roberson J.P.C.
John Wicken J.P.C.
Silas Floyd J.P.C. Bryant Ogle J.P.C.
James Boatright J.P.C. Mr W.P. Gaynes a Clergyman residing in the County of
Washington and above written and T.A. Mathews residing in the same hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with James Gilmore who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be seventy eight years of age; that he is respected and believed, in the nei- ghbourhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn to and subscribed this day & year aforesaid
W.P. Gaynes Clergyman
Silas Floyd J.P.C. J.P.C.
James Boatright J.P.C.
Samuel Roberson J.P.C.
Bryant Ogle J.P.C. John Wicken J.P.C.
T.A. Mathews

And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after put- ting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Depart- ment that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier and served with the States. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that M.P. Haynes who has signed the preceding certificate is a legally resident in the County and that J.S. Wadsworth, who has also signed the same is a resident of the County aforesaid and is a respec- table person and that their statement is entitled to credit 22 July 1833.
Samuel Robison H.C. Silas Floyd S.S.C. etc. James Beall S.S.C. John Wicker S.S.C. Barnard O'Neil S.S.C.
Georgia I Sherrod Sessions Deputy Clerk of the Inferior Court of the County of Washington do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of James Gilmore for a pension In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office This 22 nd day of July 1833
Sherrod Sessions D.C.H.S.C.

THIS SIDE OF CARD IS FOR ADDRESS
Pension Department Washington D.C.

My ancestor James Gilmore of Ga was granted a pension for Rev- olutionary services. Recorded in Book A Vol. 2 p 197 Please inform me in what way he rendered service and any other record that may assist me in making application for membership in Daughters of the Amer- ican Revolution. His wife's name was Mary (Polly) Hughes. Respectfully yours Mrs. J. H. Roberts Eastman, Ga.

KITTRELL OPTICAL CO.
C. H. KITTRELL, OPTOMETRIST
DUBLIN, GA.
July 30, 1932
Bureau of Pensions Revolutionary War Dept. Capitol Washington, D.C.
Gentlemen;
Please send me full record with family data of the Revolutionary soldier James Gilmore who, according to family records, "was an officer in the Revolution, buried at old Gilmore homestead between Sandersville and Warthen. His wife outlived him and drew pension for his war time services."
Thanking you for any information you may be able to give me,
Yours truly,
Leah Kittrell
(Miss) Leah Kittrell

Rep Ser
Livingston, Ala.,
Dec. 5, 1922.
Dept. of Pensions, Washington, D. C.,
Gentlemen:
Please send me what information you can about James Gilmore, private in North Carolina Militia - placed on pension roll in 1833 age 79, in Washington Co. Ga.
Respectfully
Mrs. J. L. Moulder (Ola May Harrison? nee

Wilder Pecan Company
(SUCCESSORS TO: OWENS & WILDER PECAN CO. AND D. OWENS PECAN CO.)
Paper Shell Pecans
WM. M. WILDER, SECRETARY & TREASURER
Albany, Georgia
P.O. Box 325
Aug. 30th. 1934
Mr. A. D. Hiller, Ast. to Admr., Veterans Bureau Washington.
Dear Sir,-
Will you please see if your records show any information about one
James Gilmore
Revolutionary Soldier from Georgia who is supposed to have died in Washington County Georgia about 1830 leaving a wife Mary (Hughes) Gilmore who is also supposed to have received a pension from the US until her death about 1845 at Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia.
I would like to get a list of his Children and who they married if possible.
This is for genealogical purposes entirely and is not for use in any claim past, present or future against the United States.
Yours very truly,
W. M. Wilder William M. Wilder.

mmh No. 4207
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 3 , 1923
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of James Gilmore a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his and (for his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     1778 { 6 mos. end- ing Mch. 20- 1779 Corp- and Sgt. John Welch Philip Alston N.C.   1781 { 31 das. end- ing Sept. 4, 1781 ✓ Samuel Gilmore ✓ N.C.  
Battles engaged in, Brier Creek and several skirmishes Residence of soldier at enlistment Cumberland Co., N.C. Date of application for pension Dec. 10, 1832. His cl. was ab. Residence at date of application, Washington Co., Georgia Age at date of application, Born Nov. 13, 1755 in Cumberland Co., N.C. Remarks: He died Jan. 3, 1835.
Soldier married June 6, 1780, Mary. --- who was  ab. pen. on her ap. Dec. Jan. 27, 1840 while a resident  of 95th District Washington Co., Ga. aged 74 yrs.  There is no further family data on file.
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

September 19, 1934.
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Mr. William M. Wilder P. O. Box 325 Albany, Georgia
BA-J/ady James Gilmore W.4207 am
Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you request information in regard to James Gilmore, a soldier of the Revolutionary War.
The data furnished herein are obtained from the papers on file in the Revolutionary War claim for pension, W.4207, based upon the military service of James Gilmore in that war.
James Gilmore was born November 13, 1755 in Cumberland County, North Carolina. The names of his parents are not shown.
While living in said county, he enlisted in 1778, served six months as corporal and sergeant in Captain John Welch's Company, Colonel Philip Alston's North Carolina Regiment, was at the battle of Briar Creek and several skirmishes and was discharged March 20, 1779; he enlisted in 1781, and served thirty-one days in Captain Samuel Gilmore's North Carolina Company and was discharged September 4, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 10, 1832, while a resident of Washington County, Georgia.
He died January 3, 1835.
The soldier married June 6, 1780, Mary, whose maiden name was not stated.
Soldier's widow, Mary, was allowed pension on her application executed January 27, 1840, while living in Ninety-fifth District, Washington County, Georgia, aged seventy-four years.

There are no further data as to his family.
Very truly yours
A. D. HILLER Assistant to Administrator

November 14, 1924
Mrs. J. H. Roberts Eastman, Ga.
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim W. 4207 it appears that James Gilmore was born November 13, 1755 in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
While living in said county he enlisted in 1778, served six months as Corporal and Sergeant in Captain John Welch's Company, Colonel Philip Alston's North Carolina Regiment, was at the battle of Briar Creek and several skirmishes and was discharged March 20, 1779.
He enlisted in 1781 and served thirty-one days in Captain Samuel Gilmore's North Carolina Company and was discharged September 4, 1781.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 10, 1832 while a resident of Washington County, Georgia. He died January 3, 1835.
Soldier married June 6, 1780, Mary whose maiden

name is not stated. She was allowed pension on her application executed January 27, 1840 while living in Ninety-fifth District, Washington County, Georgia aged seventy-four years.
There is no further data on file as to his family.
Respectfully,
We understood that he used Thos. Moore as a substitute for himself, not substituted for T. Moore - Commissioner.